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Edmund Sixtus Muskie

Senator from Maine
SENATEDEMOCRAT1959–1981ID M001121
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 3,020 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 3,020 · both combined
Steepest move
+17 pts
1959 → 1961
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1959196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86%with Democrats
of 250 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +17 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
May 1, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 1, 1980H.R. 10No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 1, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Apr 30, 1980H.R. 10No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 30, 1980H.R. 10No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1980H.R. 10No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 23, 1980S. 414No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 23, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 22, 1980S. 2177No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 250 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance91.1% · 213 votes
Government Operations and Politics93% · 157 votes
Energy90.3% · 145 votes
Taxation87.2% · 117 votes
International Affairs88.3% · 103 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90% · 90 votes
Congress82.8% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90% · 60 votes
Law96.5% · 57 votes
Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52 votes
Education92.1% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 36 votes
Commerce87.1% · 31 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.7% · 30 votes
Animals100% · 28 votes
Labor and Employment85.2% · 27 votes
Social Welfare65.2% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances100% · 21 votes
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21 votes
Income tax77.8% · 18 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15 votes
Health86.7% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues75% · 12 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90% · 10 votes
Housing and Community Development80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Political participation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
International monetary system— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 43 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

11 Congresses
86th · 195996th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · ME86th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Maine
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie

Senator from Maine
SENATED1959–198111 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.7%with Democrats
of 3,020 votes · 9.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 3,020 · combined
Steepest move+17 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 250 votes86%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 250 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance91.1% · 213
Government Operations and Politics93% · 157
Energy90.3% · 145
Taxation87.2% · 117
International Affairs88.3% · 103
Armed Forces and National Security90% · 90
Congress82.8% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources90% · 60
Law96.5% · 57
Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52
Education92.1% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 36
Commerce87.1% · 31
Transportation and Public Works96.7% · 30
Animals100% · 28
Labor and Employment85.2% · 27
Social Welfare65.2% · 23
Depletion allowances100% · 21
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21
Income tax77.8% · 18
Power resources100% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15
Health86.7% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues75% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations90% · 10
Housing and Community Development80% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Political participation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Age and employment— · 5
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Credit— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
International monetary system— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 43 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

86th · 195996th · 1979
Democrat86th–96th

Party switchers

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